WHO reviews COVID-19 draft financing framework Monday
Lara Adejoro
The World Health Organisation says itwill review strategic priorities towards the drafting of financing framework in order to close the ACT Accelerator’s financing gap for 2021.
The global health agency said almost one billion doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates had been secured as part of the COVAX Facility, and 189 countries and economies are now participating.
Speaking during a virtual media briefing on COVID-19, the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that the COVAX is in discussions with several other manufacturers and further deals will be announced in the near future.
WHO Director-General s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 December 2020
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11 December 2020
Yesterday was Human Rights Day and tomorrow is Universal Health Coverage Day. These two days coming so close together, at the end of this very difficult year, are a reminder that as we rebuild from this crisis, we must do so on the foundation of human rights – including the right to health.
COVID-19 has triggered a deep global economic crisis that could have a long-lasting impact on health financing. The COVID-19 crisis provides an opportunity for a ‘reset’ in countries with weak health financing systems.
Prolonged school closures are presenting an unprecedented challenge to children’s education, health and well-being. Today WHO has released a new checklist to support schools in re-opening and in preparing for resurgences of COVID-19 and similar public health crises.